'''Marlboro County, South Carolina''' genealogy and family history research guide. Introduces you to county topics such as vital record births, marriages, divorces, and deaths, census, court records, deeds, maps, immigration, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, plantations, probate records, slaves, local archives, libraries, museums, churches, cemeteries, and Civil War records.

[http://www.mysouthcarolinagenealogy.com/sc-maps.html "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps"] (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. The maps rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.

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[http://www.genealogyinc.com/south-carolina/maps/ "Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps"] (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. The maps rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.

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The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

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{{Marlboro County, South Carolina}} The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Known plantations [http://south-carolina-plantations.com/marlboro/marlboro-county.html South Carolina Plantations]:

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Known plantations [http://south-carolina-plantations.com/marlboro/marlboro-county.html South Carolina Plantations]:

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*Appin - Bennettsville

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*Fulton

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*Wolftrap

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Marlboro County has court records from 1785 that are held in the office of the [http://www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/ElectedOfficials/ClerkofCourt/Pages/default.aspx Clerk of Court.] Marlboro County was a part of the [[Cheraws District, South Carolina|Cheraws District]] from 1785 - 1800.

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Marlboro County has court records from 1785 that are held in the office of the [http://www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/ElectedOfficials/ClerkofCourt/Pages/default.aspx Clerk of Court.] Marlboro County was a part of the [[Cheraws District, South Carolina|Cheraws District]] from 1785 - 1800.

The [[South Carolina Department of Archives and History|South Carolina Archives and History Center]] has [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/guide/CountyRecords/rg0035.htm court records] available on microfilm for Marlboro County.

The [[South Carolina Department of Archives and History|South Carolina Archives and History Center]] has [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/guide/CountyRecords/rg0035.htm court records] available on microfilm for Marlboro County.

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The [[Family History Library]] collection includes books and microfilm regarding [https://familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=South+Carolina,+Marlboro&author_givenName=&author_surname=&uri=http%3A//catalog-search-api%3A8080/www-catalogapi-webservice/search%3Fquery%3Dsubject_id%3A331038%26count%3D50&subjectId=331038 court records] for Marlboro County.

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The [[Family History Library]] collection includes books and microfilm regarding [https://familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=South+Carolina,+Marlboro&author_givenName=&author_surname=&uri=http%3A//catalog-search-api%3A8080/www-catalogapi-webservice/search%3Fquery%3Dsubject_id%3A331038%26count%3D50&subjectId=331038 court records] for Marlboro County.

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{{DNA}} DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Marlboro County residents. FamilySearch has not independently verified the lineages of those tested.

{{DNA}} DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Marlboro County residents. FamilySearch has not independently verified the lineages of those tested.

Civil War service men from Marlboro County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Marlboro County or from many of its men. <br>

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Civil War service men from Marlboro County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Marlboro County or from many of its men.

*Index to Marlboro County Wills 1787-1853 [http://www.southcarolinapioneers.net/counties/countymarlboro.html South Carolina Pioneers]

Note: Marlboro County frequently assigned the same apartment and package number to more than one estate files. Whenever estate files with duplicate file numbers were found they were filmed consecutively.

Note: Marlboro County frequently assigned the same apartment and package number to more than one estate files. Whenever estate files with duplicate file numbers were found they were filmed consecutively.

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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhc/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers in South Carolina]

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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhc/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers in South Carolina]

Revision as of 21:43, 1 February 2013

Marlboro County, South Carolina genealogy and family history research guide. Introduces you to county topics such as vital record births, marriages, divorces, and deaths, census, court records, deeds, maps, immigration, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, plantations, probate records, slaves, local archives, libraries, museums, churches, cemeteries, and Civil War records.

The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Marlboro County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see South Carolina Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840; FHL Collection 2321; digital version at [1]Google Books. [See South Carolina, Marlborough [Marlboro] District on page 144.]

[Stubbs] Andrea, Leonardo and Joseph Edward Hill. Abstracts of Divisions of Estates of Stubbs and Allied Families of Marlboro County, South Carolina. 1964. FHL Book 929.273 St93a

Land

Because of South Carolina’s history as an agricultural state many residents owned land. For more information about types of land records see South Carolina Land and Property.

Tracing records through South Carolina county and district changes can be difficult. In general, for earliest records begin by searching the Charleston District, then your ancestor’s residential district, then neighboring districts, then the residential county, then neighboring counties. Not all districts and counties kept records. The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records for Marlboro County:

Tracing Land Currently in Marlboro County with Parent Counties and Districts[5]

Date

Government Office

1868-present

Darlington County

1800-1868

Marlboro District

1785-1800

Marlboro County

1769-1785

Cheraws District

1719-1769

Charleston District

1710-1719

Proprietary Land Grants

* Some early records may be in North Carolina

Plats For State Land Grants 1784-1868

This series consists of recorded copies of plats for state land grants for the Charleston and the Columbia Series with their certificates of admeasurement or certification. All personal names and geographic features on these plats are included in the repository's On-line Index to Plats for State Land Grants

The South Carolina Constitution of 1790 required the surveyor general to maintain offices in both the new capital at Columbia and in Charleston. The surveyor general began to use separate volumes for recording plats in his Columbia office in 1796. Before that, all plats were recorded in the set of volumes begun in Charleston in 1784. After 1796, most plats for land grants in the Upper Division of the state were recorded and filed in Columbia. The surveyor general chose to make the Columbia volumes a continuation of the state plat volumes begun in Charleston and gave the initial Columbia volume the number thirty-six to correspond with the number of the volume that had then been reached in the Charleston series. As a result, there are volumes numbered thirty-six through forty-three from each office, but the records in them are not duplicative.

Also included are the Plan Books containing Plats and Plans.

Local Histories

McColl, D.D. Sketches of Old Marlboro. 1916. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Gregg, Alexander. History of the Old Cheraws : Containing an Account of the Aborigines of the Pedee, the First White Settlements, their Subsequent Progress, Civil Changes, the Struggle of the Revolution, and the Growth of the Country Afterward, Extending from About A.D. 1730 to 1810 with Notices of Families and Sketches of Individuals (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1967 ), 629 pages. Book at FHL 975.7 F2g 1967

Kelly, Margaret McLaurin Ricaud. A Short History of Marlboro County, S.C., 1600-1979. (Baltimore, Maryland : Gateway Press, 1979), 74 pages. The first settlers on the Great Pee Dee River, in what is now Marlboro County and their descendants. Book at FHL 975.764 H2s and Other Libraries.

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Marlboro County for European settlers included:[6]

Military

War of 1812

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Marlborough County [sic], p. 187. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War, 1861-1865

Civil War service men from Marlboro County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were formed in Marlboro County or from many of its men.

Kendall, Jerry T. Confederate Burials, Marlboro County, South Carolina. (Bennettsville, South Carolina : J.T. Kendall, c2001), 124 pages. Purpose is to make a record of the places where Confederate Veterans are buried in Marlboro County, South Carolina so their grave sites can be marked and preserved. Book at FHL 975.764 M2k and Other Libraries.

Newspapers

Historic

The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Marlboro County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers new to their area may not encounter. Periodicals at various levels (county, region, and state) may carry articles useful to research in this area. For this county, see:

Probate

Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”[7] Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. Archival records include estate papers from 1790-1893 from the court of ordinary and probate court records, along with other corollary papers. Statewide Will Transcriptions, 1782 to 1855, database is available online with a searchable index by name. Images are available.

Early will records of Marlboro County may be found in Cheraws and Chesterfield District. See James C. Pigg's compilation of Cheraw[s]/Chesterfield District wills, 1750-1865 & Abstracts from the Court of Common Pleas, 1823-1869 for some early Marlboro County probate records, formerly recorded in Cheraws District. FHL Book 975.763 P2pj

Estate records of Marlboro County are found in the county court of ordinary, probate court, civil court, and court of equity. Many of these records are also available on microfilm, including the following:

Note: Marlboro County frequently assigned the same apartment and package number to more than one estate files. Whenever estate files with duplicate file numbers were found they were filmed consecutively.

Taxation

Tax-related records are kept by the offices of the county Assessor, Auditor, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Taxes were levied on real and personal property and can help establish ages, residences, relationships, and the year an individual died or left the area. They can be used as substitutes for missing or destroyed land and census records.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Marlboro County.

Vital Records

Birth, marriage, and death records were not recorded by South Carolina until the 1900s, thus leaving a lack of vital records. Substitute records, when available, are used to obtain this information. These substitute records including newspapers, court records have been added to this section, when applicable.

Birth

State-wide birth registration began in 1915. For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Marlboro County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Marriage

In South Carolina, marriage licenses were not required by local governments until 1 July 1911. However, in the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Not all churches recorded these marriages and some have not survived. See South Carolina Vital Records for more information.

↑List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883), 187. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive.

↑Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the Early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.